Laani: a language from West Papuaa

Laani: a language from West Papuaa

Benny, exiled tribal leader of the Laani people from West Papua, makes a statement about language means to him and his fellow West Papuans. For further information visit freewestpapua.org.

Metadata

Projects

Genres

Topics

Keywords

spontaneous discourse

language attitudes, Languages

laani, west papua,

Transcriptions (0)

No transcriptions

Translations (1)

Language

English

Language is very important because every language represents a clan. When one language dies, one tribe is lost. If the tribe is lost, the identity and way of life is gone. I want to preserve this and fight for our survival.